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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

The city council is being asked to approve a purchase of 49 hybrid vehicles — 29 Toyota Camrys and 20 Toyota RAV4s — from Silsbee Toyota for use by Houston Police Department investigators, at a total cost of $1,687,428.95. The vehicles would replace existing units used exclusively for investigative work and are being bought through a cooperative purchasing agreement rather than a traditional competitive bid process.

What it means for you

These vehicles would be used by Houston Police Department investigators; the purchase does not directly affect most residents' daily lives, but it involves how the police department maintains and replaces its fleet of unmarked investigative cars.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2025-0787, official minutes of Nov 5, 2025.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$1,687,429coversheet ↗
Who's paid?Silsbee Toyotacoversheet ↗
Which fund?Police Consolidated Construction Fundcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Fleet Management Department brought it forward. Taken up at the November 5, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35637 — data from official records via PlainDocket.